Each week, Denver Post preps editor Kyle Newman releases his power rankings for Class 5A and 4A boys basketball, girls basketball and hockey. Records are current as of Monday, and this is the last set of rankings until teams get back in action following the holiday break.

Kyle Newman is a sports writer for The Denver Post who covers the Colorado Rockies and other pro, college and high school athletics. Prior to that, he was executive editor of the Colorado Sports Network and The Fan Varsity Sports Network. He is a 2012 graduate of the ASU Cronkite School.

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